Can seaweed save the world?
Seaweed is touted as the miracle food: it’s sustainable, it’s healthy, and it’s plentiful. Here is my take on seaweed, and why it hasn’t saved the world yet. 1. We should eat seaweed because it’s healthy. But we don’t. Seaweed is excellent for human health (unless you have a thyroid disorder). It’s chocked full of micronutrients…
Knock-on Effects Affect the Entire Food System
When the WHO or public health authorities make dietary recommendations, it’s for the health of the people. But when dietary interventions force the market to shift, what happens to producers? Author Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A World History, describes iodized salt as the health intervention that hurt Chinese smallholder salt producers. “The WHO and UNICEF…
Tilapia in Africa: A Crisis or an Opportunity?
COVID19 might completely disrupt international fish trade. Cheap frozen Chinese tilapia – produced in massive quantities that lower its price point – may no longer flood African markets. What would happen if fish imports to Africa suddenly stopped? In the short-term, this might mean people have less food security. The poor would be less likely…
Is this sustainable? The role of LCAs.
Assessing the sustainability of something is tricky if you’re a consumer. We usually rely on our supermarket or the labels and text on the packaging to decide if something’s sustainable. Or we don’t even think about it. It’s not our fault. Measuring sustainability takes a lot of data, a lot of statistics, and at least…
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Fish By The Pounds 